Manuela Grillo (born 9 May 1977 in
Pavia
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) is a former
Italian sprint
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er.
She won three medals, to senior level, with the
national relay team at the
International athletics competitions
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.
Biography
Manuela Grillo also participated, at individual level, at one edition of the
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics (2001), she has 22 caps in
national team from 1995 to 2007.
In 2011, after her athlete career, she is dedicated to
cycling
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, touching, but not reaching, the qualification to the
2012 Summer Olympic
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.
Achievements
National titles
Manuela Grillo has won two times the individual
national championship
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.
*2 wins in the
60 metres indoor (2001, 2006)
See also
*
Italy national relay team
*
Italian all-time lists - 4x100 metres relay
References
External links
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1977 births
Italian female sprinters
Sportspeople from Pavia
Living people
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics